Security update for libwebp

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01639-2
Release Date: 2025-06-10T08:12:52Z
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-9969 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2016-9969 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2016-9969 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libwebp fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2016-9969: freeing of uninitialized memory pointer in SetFrame() of AnimEncoder can lead to double free (bsc#1136199).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2025-1639=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP7-2025-1639=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 (x86_64)
    • libwebp6-32bit-0.5.0-150000.3.17.1
    • libwebp6-32bit-debuginfo-0.5.0-150000.3.17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 (x86_64)
    • libwebp6-0.5.0-150000.3.17.1
    • libwebp6-debuginfo-0.5.0-150000.3.17.1
    • libwebp-debugsource-0.5.0-150000.3.17.1

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